Autumn Tale 1998 PG, 112 min. Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Eric Rohmer Cast: Marie Riviere, Beatrice Romand, Alain Libolt, Didier Sandre, Alexia Portal, Stephane Darmon, Aurelia Alcais, Matthieu Davette, Yves Alcais
A 45-year-old widow, Magali (Beatrice Romand), is convinced by her friend Isabelle (Marie Riviere) that it is time to find a new husband. Isabelle places an ad in the personals and even dates Gerald (Alain Libolt) to make sure he is right for her friend. Then she arranges for him to meet Magali at a wedding, BUT others also have plans for using the wedding as the means for introducing a future husband to Magali.
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Girls Can't Swim 2000 N/R, 101 min. Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Anne-Sophie Birot Cast: Isild Le Besco, Karen Alyx, Pascale Bussieres, Pascal Elso, Marie Riviere, Yelda Reynaud, Sandrine Blancke, Julien Cottereau, Dominique Lacarriere
Disappointed that her good friend, Lise (Karen Alyx), is not going to be spending her summer vacation with her, Gwen (Isild Le Besco) sexually experiments with the teenage boys in her coastal community. Believe it or not, matters go down hill from here.
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Time to Leave 2005 N/R, 85 min. Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Francois Ozon Cast: Melvil Poupaud, Jeanne Moreau, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Daniel Duval, Marie Riviere, Christian Sengewald, Louise-Anne Hippeau, Henri de Lorme, Walter Pagano, Violetta Sanchez
Romain (Melvil Poupaud) is a gay man dying from cancer in this second part of a trilogy (the first is "Under the Sand"). Deciding to not share the fact that he is dying, Roman tells only his grandmother (Jeanne Moreau) and alienates himself from his family and lover (Christian Sengewald). Finally, Romain agrees to father a child with a waitress, Jany (Valeria Bruni Tedeschi), who is desperate to have a child.
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| 1. Autumn Tale (1998)
2. Girls Can't Swim (2000)
3. Time to Leave (2005)
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